Horrible Carb Cravings

I was doing well with cravings until this afternoon. I am going through withdraws very bad...Came here to post for support. I am on R1P2D2 of VLCD. I am very happy after day 1 I lost 3.2 pounds! I do not have the headache I did yesterday.

My first week was the worst and even now I can still get cravings. It's not from hunger, but just from wanting certain foods that I would love to have (like red licorice, etc.). When a craving hits me I go to McDonalds and get myself an extra large UNsweetened iced tea and add stevia to it. Drinking that really helps as it is a ton to drink and fills me right up. I started doing this a few weeks ago and it's making my days fly by.

The only thing I would definitely recommend is NO cheating. If you do, at best, you will gain weight on the day you cheat and then your body will take at least 3 days to recoup....so no weight loss. I almost lost it one night several weeks ago when I had a huge craving for sourdough bread that my hubby had bought at the store that day. I almost caved. Luckily I didn't because the next day when I was reading my hcg book I learned about the additional weight gain for cheating as well as the 3 day delay.

I know it's hard to grin and bear it some days. I hear ya. Been there, done that. But, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Take me for example, when I started on my hcg I weighed 190 and now I'm 167. I have some nice, soft curves now and I'm loving it. This is the best diet going so try to focus on something else when a craving hits you or get something to drink to help fill you up. You may also want to ensure that you have the proper hcg dosage.

I still have cravings, I don think it ever goes away/....I just drink tons of green tea with Stevia in it...I make a big pot of it everyday and and drink, it...I was wondering if I can drink that instead of the water? I hate water although I have come to sort of want it..maybe out of desperation.. but its almost scary drinking the green tea with STevia...it does taste so good, I do feel like Im cheating!!